U.S., Qatar reach understandings on civil aviation
U.S. State Department said Tuesday that the United States and Qatar on Monday reached a set of understandings on civil aviation aimed at ensuring a level playing field in the global aviation sector. Regarding the key issue of financial transparency, the relative airlines should issue public annual reports in the coming year with financial statements […]
Award winning Aviation Consultancy IBA identifies key aviation themes for 2018
IBA, the new winner of the Airline Economic"™ "˜Appraiser of the Year "˜award, presented its latest market update on Jan 17th. While comprehensive details are available at www.iba.aero, the key themes are summarised below by Dr Stuart Hatcher, Chief Intelligence Officer, Mike Yeomans, Head Analyst "“ Commercial Aircraft & Leasing, and Paul Lyons, Head of […]
Aviation: higher crude oil prices make for cloudy skies
When crude oil prices are flirting with $70 per barrel, investors in aviation companies should start biting their nails. The adjacent chart shows fuel costs expressed as a percentage of operating revenue for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (running the IndiGo airline), Jet Airways (India) Ltd and SpiceJet Ltd for the half year ended September 2017. The […]
Boeing’s 787-10 Dreamliner Cleared for Commercial Service by Federal Aviation Administration
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today the 787-10 Dreamliner received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), clearing the airplane for commercial service. The awarding of ATC caps a successful flight test program that began in March 2017 and involved three flight test airplanes that accumulated about 900 test hours. Boeing’s […]
Boeing and Norsk Titanium Selected as Winner of Aviation Week Network"™s Annual Laureate Awards
Companies Honored for Outstanding Achievements in Aviation, Aerospace & Defense, will be recognized on Aviation Week & Space Technology has announced that Boeing and Norsk Titanium (Norsk) have been selected as a winner of the 61st Annual Laureate Awards, honoring extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena. The winners of the 2018 Laureate Awards will […]
Demand Growth Strengthens in November  : IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for November 2017 showing continued robust demand. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 8.0% compared to November 2016, the fastest growth rate in five months and up from a 7.3% year-over-year rise in October. Capacity (available seat kilometers or ASKs) increased by 6.3%, and […]
Un segundo prototipo del avión ruso MC-21 se sumará a las pruebas en vuelo
Luego de varios ensayos realizados a través de 33 vuelos de prueba, el primer prototipo ruso, Irkut MC 21-300, se encuentra en una etapa de certificación El avión ruso MC 21-300 que, el pasado 28 de mayo realizó su primer ensayo en vuelo y que ha demostrado que es capaz de alcanzar una certificación, un […]
Sydney-Melbourne is now the world’s second-busiest airline route
The next time you step on board a flight between Sydney and Melbourne, know that you’re in world-beating company: you and your fellow travellers have rocketed the route between Australia’s largest cities to number two spot on the global leaderboard. The latest stats released by the aviation number-crunchers at OAG.com pegs Sydney-Melbourne as the world’s […]
Mobil Jet Oil II Used in Latest COMAC C919 Test Flight
ExxonMobil congratulates COMAC on the maiden voyage of its second C919 airliner, the first Chinese-built large passenger aircraft to enter the market. Supported by Mobil Jet Oil II, COMAC"™s second C919 test aircraft took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on December 17. The first maiden C919 test flight, which occurred on May 5, 2017, […]
Alexandre de Juniac: The Business of Freedom
"‹Air travel takes on a special character at this time of year. There are noticeably fewer business travelers. And airports and planes are filled with people traveling for leisure. Some are reuniting with families to spend the holidays together after working abroad. Others are returning from studies. Still others are taking the opportunity of the […]
